Bromination of 2,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-3-deoxy-d-erytro-hex-2-enono-1,5-lactone (1) took place diastereoselectively to afford a single product: 2,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-2,3-dibromo-3-deoxy-d-altrono-1,5-lactone (2). The configuration ...